New Release Party @ Sew Many Cards!

It's finally here! Angela is revealing her awesome new releases today. This one of Miki in a pocket is just one of these great digi stamps. Be sure to head over to the SMC blog to see all the new releases. Also, check back here tomorrow to find out who won my blog candy!

Sew Many Cards New Release Sneak Peek

Yea!! It's time for the December New Release Party at Sew Many Cards. Please join Angela and the design team at the Sew Many Cards Ning Party Spot for lots of fun, games, and great new Sewn Together digi stamps. One of the contest is to guess what the new images are by looking at sneak peeks provided by the DT. Can you guess what this is? If you think you know, head on over to the SMC Party Ning Spot to email Angela, Jeri, or Sara your guess.

In addition to all the great prizes Angela is offering this week, I'll be giving away some blog candy at the conclusion of the release party. I have some great Brad Buddies from HOTP (picture coming soon) for the winner. To enter, just leave a comment on this post. For additonal chances to win, leave comments on the SMC Ning Party Spot and on my fellow design team member's blogs. You'll have one entry for every comment posted. Just remember to post here, so I'll know you're playing. Hope you'll join us for a week full of fun. God bless!

Sheila

Sew Many Cards Challenge

It's challenge time again at Sew Many Cards.

This week's challenge is to make an accordian card using a Sewn Together digi stamp. Please head on over to the SMC blog to see all the design team's great projects and to enter this week's challenge. Remember the deadline to enter is midnight (est) Monday, Dec 7. Hope to see your entry there.

Paper Cutz Challenge

Hi everyone! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends and aren't too tired after hitting the stores for all the Black Friday sales. This week's challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge is anything goes. How easy is that! All the supplies for my card came from Paper Wishes. I love those Dazzles! Be sure and check out all great projects from my fellow design team members, and remember the deadline to enter is midnight (est), Thursday, Dec 3. Hope you get a chance to play with us this week. God bless!

Sheila

Deck the Moose -- Sewn Togehter Challenge with The Cutting Cafe

Yikes! It's been a crazy couple of weeks at my house. The H1N1 flu finally caught up with us. I was lucky & did get sick, but I was kept awfully busy taking temps, dispensing Tamiflu, and administering breathing treatments. Yuck! I'm thankful that everyone is feeling better and things are beginning to get back to normal. I'm ready to get back to my message boards and blogs! Alright, enough of that, and on to the fun stuff. This week's challenge at Sew Many Cards is to make a Christmas card using a Sewn Together digi stamp. I used the "Merry Christmoose" Morty image for my card and teamed it with a couple of ornaments from the Bubs for the Holidays collection at The Cutting Cafe. Regina at The Cutting Cafe is sponsoring this week's SMC challenge, so be sure and check out all her fabulous designs. Also remember to stop by the SMC blog to see all the design teams awesome creations. The deadline to enter this week's challenge is midnight (est) Monday, November 30. We would love to see your Christmas creation with a Sewn Together image paired with one from The Cutting Cafe. Hope you get a chance to play with us this week. The winner will receive 3 Cutting Cafe images. How awesome is that! Here's a great big Thank You to Regina for sponsoring our challenge this week. I hope everyone has a safe and blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends! God bless!!

Sheila

Freebie Friday at Sew Many Cards

It's Friday once again and that means Angela @ Sew Many Cards has a new free digi stamp for us. Isn't this one toooo cute? Be sure to hop on over here and pick up this image. I can't wait to play with it!

Paper Cutz Challenge

Good Friday morning! I hope everyone's ready for the weekend and another challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge! This week's challenge is to make a card or paper craft project with a digital stamp. I chose this super cute image of PJ from Sew Many Cards. I hope you have an opportunity to play with us this week. Please check out all the awesome entries by my fellow design team members and remember to post a link to your creation by midnight, Thursday, November 19. Have a great weekend & God bless!

Sheila

Happy Veteran's Day!

First I want to wish all our veteran's a Happy Veteran's Day and say a great big thank you to both our veterans and our current military personnel and their families! We live in a great country because of your service. I also want to share this awesome new digi stamp that Angela made in honor of our vets.

You can pick up this freebie on the Sew Many Cards blog. God bless!

Sheila

Naughty or Nice -- Sew Many Cards Challenge # 12

Good Tuesday morning! It's challenge time again at Sew Many Cards. This week's challenge is to make a Christmas card or paper craft project using bows, as well as, a Sewn Together image. Since I couldn't make a decent bow yesterday, I used these cute bow brads from Paperwishes. I love this Morty image. Since I have young kids, the "naughty/nice" list is a big topic of discussion at my house this time of year. Please check out all the terrific projects from my fellow design team members at the Sew Many Cards blog or at Sew Many Cards Ning, and remember the deadline to enter is midnight (est) Monday, November 16. Hope you have a chance to play with us this week. God bless you!

Sheila

Paper Cutz Challenge and Freebie Friday

It's time for another challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge. This week I decide to combine our challenge with the free Sewn Together digi stamp at Sew Many Cards. To join this week's challenge make a card or other paper craft using only these colors: black, white, blue, & green. The deadline to enter is midnight (est), Thursday, November 12. Be sure and check out all the great creations from the PCC design team, and don't forget to visit the SMC blog for your free digi stamp. Hope you have an awesome weekend. God bless!

Sheila

Sew Many Cards November Release Party

It's finally here! After a week of sneak peeks, scavenger hunts, and blog hops, Angela is ready to reveal her new images. My assignment for the release party was the November Value Pack. This a super deal. You get 6 digi stamps (Donkey with a turkey, leaf, acron, pie, applels, and a crow) for only $6. Angela ask me to create something other than a card using this pack. I remembered seeing a very elegant table runner in a craft magazine about a month ago. The letters were gold embossed, and it was tied together with gold cord. Although I loved the look, I knew it would never work with my wild bunch. I just don't think my kids are quiet ready for gold embossing, china, and crystal. YIKES! So I decide to try a less formal verison for the release party. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be, and you can adapt it to fit many different occassions -- birthday parties, Christmas, baby showers, etc. Here's the recipe:

Cut cs into 4 X 6 rectangles (you'll need one for each letter and image)

Cut the same number of 3 1/2 X 5 1/2 rectangles from pp

Cut out letters (I used my Cricut with the Storybook cart)

Color image(s)

Glue layers and emblish with smaller images

Punch two holes into each side of the cs

Thread ribbon thru holes and tie

Be sure and check out all the super new images and the design teams' terrific creations at the Sew Many Cards blog and at our Release Party Spot. Thanks so much for playing along with us this week. God bless.

Sheila

Sew Many Cards Challenge # 11

Hey guys! Happy Tuesday! It's challenge time again at Sew Many Cards. This week challenge is to create a card or other paper craft project using stitching along with a Sewn Together image. Since I hate to sew (sorry Angela), my stitching is faux, but you can also use a machine or hand stitch your creation. You can check out Angela's blog for lots of inspiration from my fellow design team members and for this week's free digi stamp. The deadline to enter is midnight, Monday, November 9. Hope you can play with us this week. God bless!

Sheila

Paper Cutz Challenge # 15

Happy Friday! It's time for Paper Cutz Challenge # 15! This week's challenge is to make a card or other paper craft using stars. This on was pretty easy and gave me a chance to use these great Stacked Star Dazzles from Paper Wishes. My star was made with 3 dazzles in different sizes. I mounted them on cs, cut them out, and used pop dots between the layers. The sentiment came from the Phrases Dazzle pack and the pp is from Paper Wishes also. The design team has some awesome projects to inspire you, so be sure to check them out. Remember deadline to enter this week's challenge is 12 pm (est) Thursday, November 5.

Sew Many Cards Challenge # 10

Good Tuesday morning! It's time for challenge # 10 at Sew Many Cards. The weeks and challenges sure seem to be flying by so fast. Halloween is almost here, and it's now time to be thinking about Thanksgiving which leads us to this week's challenge. This one's pretty easy -- make a Thanksgiving card or other project using a Sewn Together image and bows, buttons, and/or brads. Be sure and check out all the design teams projects. I'm sure they'll inspire you to make your own project for the challenge. The deadline to enter is 12:00 pm (EST) Monday, November 2. I can't wait to see your creations! God bless you!

Sheila

Welcome to the SMC Nov Release Party Countdown Stop # 4

The SMC DT is hosting a party for the November Sew Many Cards new releases. We're showing you sneak peaks of our creations using Angela's new digi stamps. Here's today's sneak peek. Can you guess what the image is?

To be part of the SMC Release Party Hop:

- create a post with a link to the hop showing us your Sew Many Cards creations (freebies found here)

-include your guess on what the images are. Every day there is a new sneak peek. You can look here for the first one. You have until midnight (CST), November 2 to submit your creations.

You can earn entries by guessing what the sneak peek images are (one per image), submitting creations using the SMC images (one per submission), and leaving comments on the design team members' personal blogs. For a list of the DT and links to their blogs, look here.

There will also be a Scavenger Hunt! Start your hunt here. Simply find the name of the stamp used in the creation and then leave a comment with your answer. You can stop at the SMC shop for help. Everyone who submits a correct answer will be entered into drawing to win free digi stamps from SMC!

The final reveal, winners, and new challenges will be posted on Nov 3, so stay tuned.

Free Sewn Together Digi Stamp

Hey everyone! I just wanted to share this card I made with this week's free digi stamp from the Sewn Together line. It's just too cute! Be sure to "hop" on over to the Sewn Many Cards blog to get your free image, and keep checking back here all week for Sew Many Cards and PCC challenges and a fun surprise! Hope you have a great week. God bless!

Sheila

Sew Many Cards Challenge #8

Good Tuesday morning! Hope you had a great weekend and are ready for a new challenge at Sew Many Cards. This week Angela has a color challenge for us -- make a card or other paper craft project using any Sewn Together Digital Stamp and the following colors: pink, green, and white. I chose this cute new image of Toga for this super easy and quick card since it was a busy week at my house. Be sure and check out Angela's blog for all the fabulous design team entries. While you're there make sure you get your copy of this week's Freebie Friday image. Hope you have a chance to play with us this week. Remember the deadline to enter this week's challenge is midnight (est) Monday, Oct 19. Have a great week everyone. God bless.

Sheila

Paper Cutz Challenge # 12

Hello again. It's Friday and that means its time for a Paper Cutz Challenge. This week make a card, lo, or other craft project using black, red, and white. This one should be easy, huh? My card was made with red and black card stock from my stash and a white sheer ribbon from Walmart. I embossed the red cs with my Cuttlebug, and cut the focal with my Cricut using the Storybook cart. Be sure and check out the rest of the design team's terrific projects. Hope you can play with us this week. Mary has a great prize for this week's winner. The deadline to enter is midnight (est) Thursday, October 15. Have a great weekend everyone. God bless!

Sewn Together Challenge #7

Hello everyone. I've had more computer problems, so I'm late again. Hopefully everything has been corrected. Now on to this week's challenge at Sew Many Cards which is to make a friendship card using either yellow or red. I choose this cute image of Jaden, and then I decided to do something a little different and color it with chalk. The paper is from my scrap stash, and the daisy was cut with my Cricut. Please take a minute to check at all the entries from the design team, and be sure to get your Freebie Friday image. Hope you get a chance to play with us this week. Deadline to enter is on midnight, est, Monday, Oct 12.

World Card Making Day Blog Hop

It's World Card Making Day, and Angela at Sew Many Cards is participating in the blog hop at Paper Craft Planet. Here's a copy of the information regarding the blog hop from the Sew Many Cards blog for those of you who aren't already hopping.


World Card Making Day


Sew Many Cards is celebrating World Card Making Cay with some great giveaways and challenges. Late in the day, we will announce the winners of the blog hop that ended Thursday. And, remember, if you spend $10 in the store, you will get a free fall bonus pack of images -- Check out this post. You can visit the Sewn Together Store HERE. If you have a special request, let me know, and I will see what I can do to help.

Okay, now for the fun, I know you have been waiting for.

There are several things you can do to win, so fasten your seat belt and get ready for the ride:



1. One person in random conversation will all of a sudden win a free digi -- this can be any comment on any of the blogs, the group at Paper Craft Planet, or this blog -- the more you are "talking" the more chances you have to win. So visit the DT blogs and start talking.

Paper Craft Planet
Deanette Wooster
Donna Hurst
Georgia Smith
Jennifer Scull
Jeri Moody
Kim Greenlee
Sarabeth Burke
Sheila Currie

2. Join the Sewn Together Group at Paper Craft Planet for an entry into a drawing for TWO free stamps of your choice. If you are already a member, just let me know.

3. Complete a project by creating a holiday card or project using the following recipe:
a Sew Many Cards digi images (freebies are found HERE) or visit our store using the coupon code above for 50% off
Something with Glitter (this can be shimmerz, glitter, stickles, glimmer mist . . .)
any kind of ribbon
2 pattern papers

This challenge is due 10/04/09 by 12pm EST. Enter link into Mr. Linky or leave a comment if he is not working.

The free image this week:

4. Subscribe to the Sew Many Cards blog for a chance to win a free digital image of your choice. Subscribe to SMC by Email -- if you are already a subscriber, let me know.

Okay that's all the info on the hop. Hope you join us and check out our awesome DT's blogs. All these ladies are incredibly talented. I'm sure you'll be inspired!

So here's my take on today's challenge.

I love this new digi stamp -- isn't he cute! I colored him with my bic makers. The papers are from the HOTP Christmas Pack, and I used stickles on the snowflake and around the image. Hope you have a chance to play along with us today. Thanks for stopping by. God bless you!

Sheila

Paper Cutz Challenge

Good morning, everyone. I'm a day late, but here's my take on the latest Paper Cutz Challenge. This week challenge was to make a card, layout, or other craft project using pumpkin pie recipe. I decided to make a pocket card for my recipe. The paper came from my scrap stash, and the pumpkin and pie dazzles are from the HOTP Fall Dazzle pack. Be sure and check out Mary's blog to see all the awesome entries from the design team, and then enter this week's challenge for a chance to win some 3d vacation die cuts. Remember the deadline to enter is midnight (est), Thursday, October 8.

Sew Many Challenge # 6

Happy Tuesday!! It's challenge time at Sewn Many Cards. This week's challenge is to make a stair step card using any Sewn Together digital stamp. This was my first time to use the stair step technique, and I admit it was quite "challenging" for me. I've spent too many years making 12x12 scrap los, and filling all those little spaces was tough. However, now that I've done one, I'm hooked and have actually started 2 more.

For my card, I used papers from the HOTP Citrus Pack. All the brads also came from HOTP. I colored Eris with my Bic markers and chalked the edges. The presents and balloons are from the Sewn Together Birthday pack. I cut the images out and mounted them on foam tape. The balloon strings are DMC thread, and the ribbon is from my stash.

I hope you join us for this week's fun challenge. Please check out Angela's blog for the rest of the design team's terrific cards, and don't forget to get this week's free digi stamp. It's a cutie!! The deadline to enter this week's challenge is midnight (est) Monday, October 5. Angela has free stamps for the winner. Hope to see your entry! Have a great week. God bless you!

Sheila

Blog hops & Freebie Friday!!

Oh boy, there's lots of great stuff going on today! Have you checked out the Challenge Blog Owner's Blog Hop? It kicked off this morning and runs thru Oct 1. There's tons of great prizes and fun challenges. You can get started here with Stephanie's awesome sketch challenge. With so many great challenges and design team projects, you're sure to be inspired, so check out these great blogs.

Also, it's Freebie Friday at Sew Many Cards. This week's free digi stamp is too cute, so be sure to get yours before its too late. And then there's the upcoming blog hop over at Paper Craft Planet for World Card Making Day on October 3. Check back here for more details later today regarding the hop and the Sew Many Cards design team's plans for the day.

Don't forget the PCC challenge (see below) that started today. Hope everyone has a great weekend. God bless!

Sheila

Paper Cutz Challenge #10

Good morning. It's Friday once again, so that means its time for another challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge. Mary has a super easy challenge for us this week -- make a paper craft project using at least 3 buttons. You can use any theme and colors. She has 3 sets of Back to School 3d die cuts from Keepsake for this week's winner, so be sure and get your entry posted to the PCC blog by midnight (EST) on October 1. Also be sure and check out all the other designer's terrific projects for loads of inspiration.

For my project I used another digi stamp from the Sewn Together line @ Sew Many Cards (I know -- I'm a little obsessed with these stamps!) The images was printed on a scalloped circle cut with the Storybook Cricut cart and colored with my bic markers. The "Trick or Treat" stamp is from Stampabilities. I used Tim Holtz Distressed ink in Walnut Stain, and then chalked the edges in brown. I mounted the 2 images on a tag cut with the George and Basic Shapes cart. The pp came from Paper Wishes and the suede cord is from WalMart. I hope everyone has a chance to join this week's challenge, and I look forward to seeing your creations. Happy crafting! God bless you!!

Sheila

Sewn Together Challenge # 5

Happy Tuesday! It challenge time at Sewn Together, again. This week's challange is to make a paper project using one of Angela's donkey designs. Pretty easy, huh? I promise the hardest part of this challenge is will be having to decide which stamp to use! For my card, I used bic markers to color the digital stamp. The paper all came from my scrap piles. I inked all the edges black, cut out and mounted donkey on foam tape, and then inserted the eyelets and used black DMC thread for the lacing. Now it's your turn. Visit the Sew Many Cards blog today to see all the projects submitted by the design team. The deadline to enter this week's challenge is midnight (eastern time) on Monday, Sept 28. The winner will receive 3 Sewn Together images and HOTP Swirls Template. I'm looking forward to seeing your creations! Hope everyone has a wonderful week. God bless you!

Paper Cutz Challenge # 8

Good Friday morning, everyone. It's time again for another Paper Cutz Challenge. It's amazing how fast the weeks are flying by, and we're already to challenge #8. This week's challenge is to make a fall card, layout, or other paper craft using one item from each of the following categories: A (apples, acrons, or autumn leaves), B (buttons, brads, or bows), and C (circles, charms, or crochet emblishments). The paper came from my stash. The cute digi stamp is from the Sewn Together collections. I colored it with my Bic markers. The circle was cut with a multi-shape punch from Paperwishes, and the leaves are Martha Stewart. This was a really run challenge and I hope everyone will check out all the great projects from the design team and then enter the challenge. Mary has some really cute HOTP Halloween brad buddies for this week's winner. Have a great weekend and God bless!

Sewn Together Challenge # 3

First of all I want to thank everyone for all the prayers and good wishes for me and my family. We're all feeling a lot better finally. Now on to this week's challenge for Sewn Together which is to make a Christmas paper craft using a Sewn Together digi stamp. I took a quick peek this morning, and the design team has great projects to inspire you. This week's winner will receive 3 Sewn Together digital stamps and a set of Christmas Word stamps from HOTP. Remember Angela will be offering another free stamp today. Be sure to check out her blog for the design team entries and free stamp. I hope to see an entry from you. God bless!

Sheila

Paper Cutz Challenge # 7

Good Friday morning, everyone. It's time again for the challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge. This week Mary has a sketch for us. I has a lot of fun with this project, and after a week where I was challenged to use orange in a baby card but not in a Halloween card, it was nice a relief to be able to choose my colors. lol The adorable image is a Sewn Together digi stamp, and the rest of supplies have been in my stash for longer than I can remember.

Be sure and head over to the Paper Cutz Challenge blog and see all the great projects submitted by the rest of the design team. Entries must be submitted by midnight, Thursday, September 10, and Mary always has terrific prizes for each week's winner, so be sure to get your projects entered.

I want to wish everyone a safe and happy Labor Day weekend, and hope each of you get a little time for crafting. Until next time, God bless you.

Sheila

Sew Together Challenge #2

I'm a little late getting this entry posted. My kids and I caught a bug , thankfully not H1N1, and now I'm running so far behind I don't think I'll ever get caught up again. So here's the details on this week's challenge -- make a Halloween project using the following colors: yellow, purple, neutrals (white, not black), red and pink. You can use as many or as few as you choose. You have until midnight on Monday, Sept 7, to post your entry here. The winner will get 5 free Sewn Together digital stamps. Angela even has a free Halloween stamp available thru Thursday. Be sure and check out all the super cute projects from the design team and then get busy creating your own. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Have a great day. God bless you.

Sheila

Paper Cutz Challenge #6

Hi everyone. This week's Paper Cutz Challenge is too make a baby card, project, or layout using yellow, green and orange? Yikes!! I was really stuck on this one until I found a few scraps of stripe paper from the HOTP Citrus pack (I love the paper in this pack!). The yellow paper is from the same pack. The green card stock came from my stash and was embossed using my Cuttlebug. I used the 20 Blossoms template from HOTP for the flowers.

Be sure and check out all the great projects from the rest of the design team at PPC, and then join the fun by entering a project of your own. Good luck! Hope everyone has an awesome weekend. God bless!

Sewn Together Challenge #1

Hi everyone. I hope you're having a great week. It's time for the very first challenge over at Sewn Together Digital Stamps. The challenge is to make a card, layout, or other paper craft using your favorite Sewn Together design. I couldn't decide which stamp was my favorite, but this one of Miki is one of them. This card was so much fun to make. The stamp was colored with Bic markers. The paper is from the HOTP Citrus pack. The ovals and tags were cut with my Cricut using the George and Basic Shape cartridge. I made the little envelope using a template I found on the internet a while ago. I used my Cuttlebug to cut the letters and flowers, and everything was inked using Tim Holtz Black Distress Ink. Be sure to check out all the design team's projects and then join the fun by submitting one of your own. Angela has 2 Christmas stamps you can download for free, and this week's challenge winner gets 3 free stamps, so get busy everyone. Thanks for stopping by. God bless you!

Paper Cutz Challenge #5

It's time again for another great challenge at Paper Cutz. This week's challenge is to make a card, layout, or other paper craft using something that flies -- butterflies, birds, etc. My lo is a little different. I hope Mary doesn't mind. I've been working on scrapping last summer's Disney vacation, so this is what I came up with. It looks better irl. There's pixie dust (white glitter) on some of the words and the picture on the right that really doesn't show up well in the picture.

It didn't turn out exactly as I had planned, but my projects rarely do. Let me know what you think, and be sure to check out all the great projects from the other design team members. Mary is giving away a set of Spring and Summer Brad Buddies from HOTP to the winner of this week's challenge, so be sure to submitted your entry by midnight (eastern time) Thursday. Thanks for stopping by.

Sewn Together Design Team

I'm really excited to announce that I have been chosen to be a Sewn Together Design Team member. Sewn Together has a new line of super-cute digital stamps. I'm looking forward to playing with these great stamps and working with the rest of the design team. You can check out all these stamps here.

These are cards I've made using the Sewn Together stamps. Let me know what you think. Thanks for looking.

Paper Cutz Challenge -- Week # 4

I am a design team member for a great blog -- Paper Cutz Challenge. PPC has weekly challenges with great prizes. I wanted to share with you my take on this week's challenge -- design a Halloween card, lo, or project without using black or orange. This was my first attempt at iris folding, and I really enjoyed it. I can't wait to try again with patterned paper. I used the "fork" method on my bow. The cs, ribbon, and brads were all from my stash. The iris folding pattern came from here. This site has several free patterns available.

Check out the Paper Cutz Challenge blog to see the awesome projects created by the rest of the design team.

Hello

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am a part-time SAHM and part-time accountant. I started scrapping right after my oldest daughter was born 12 years ago. For the next 11 years, demands from my family and work really limited my crafting time. During the last few months, I've had more time to scrap and I've also gotten into making cards. I love trying new techniques and projects. I look forward to meeting you and sharing ideas. Thanks for stopping by. God bless you.

Sheila