Caring Hearts Blog Hop

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to be participating in the Caring Hearts Blog Hop today! You should be arriving from the blog of Anita Recksiedler.

The Caring Hearts Card Drive is once again organized by Vera Wirianta Yates and Jennifer McGuire to collect cards to send to residents of nursing homes. The Christmas season can be a difficult time of the year for many people, including those living in nursing homes. For more information about this great cause please go HERE. I hope you'll consider making some cards to send in. It's amazing the impact one little card can have on someone.

Here's my card for the hop using a fun Christmas tree die set from Simon Says Stamp:

Supplies:

PRIZES!!!!

There are lots of prizes to be had! Prizes will be randomly drawn from comments on the blogs participating in the Caring Hearts Blog Hop and even more/bigger prizes for participating in the card drive itself!!! To be eligible for the blog hop prizes please comment by midnight Tuesday, November 12. 

CARING HEARTS PRIZE SPONSORS

Avery Elle

Clearly Besotted Stamp

Ellen Hutson

Fresh Squeezed Stamp
Hero Arts

Inspiration Emporium

Lawn Fawn

Li'l Inker Designs

May Arts
My Favorite Thing

Newton Nook & Design

Online Classes

Paper Smooches

Simon Says Stamps

Studio Calico

Tim Holts

There She Goes Stamp

The Twinery

CARING HEARTS BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS

Vera Yates

Avery Elle
Kimberly Crawford
Emily Branch

Paper Smooches
Kim Kesti
Aj Otto
Joscelyne Cutchens
Wendy Morris
Emily Leiphart
Jennifer McGuire
Simon Says Stamp
Tiffany Johnson
Li’l Inker Designs
Alicia Thelin
Alyssa Scritchfield
Isha Gupta
Jen Carter
Sarah Jay
Suzanne Dahlberg
Lawn Fawn
Latisha Yoast
Teri Anderson
Fresh Squeezed Stamp
Anita Recksiedler
Sarah Moerman  <--- YOU ARE HERE
Ren- Yi
Newton’s Nook Designs

You're next stop is Ren-Yi!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Winners!!!... (and a couple of publication shares).

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday! I hope you're all having a wonderful day! I'm up to my eyeballs in apples here...making applesauce, apple pie filling, apple chips... Good thing we like apples here because we just moved into a property that has about dozen apple trees and this year's crop is a great one! You're welcome to come by and help yourself to some apples!

I'm taking a break to share some Simon Says Stamp winners and also a few cards that I've had published that have been shared on the Paper Crafts Connection Blog and Moxie Fab World. That means I'm allowed to share them here too, right? ;) Both are in the November/December 2013 issue of Paper Crafts.

First off, the winner of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop goody bag is.... JOCELYN OLSON! Congrats, Jocelyn! Simon will be in touch with you!

Secondly, the winner of the Simon Says Stamp November 2013 Card Kit: Happy Color is...

  
Ashley Nguyen Newell who said...

Super cute! I love that clip!

October 24, 2013 at 4:40 PM

Congrats, Ashley! Please email me with your shipping info so I can pass it on to the wonderful folks at Simon!

Now for a couple of cards. It's been a few weeks and I was without internet when when this card was shared on the Moxie Fab blog:

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And just yesterday my Stamping Royalty win was shared on the Paper Crafts Connection blog.

Here's that card:

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Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back soon to share a couple more published cards.
Sarah

House of Love Card (Simon Says Stamp November 2013 Card Kit & GIVEAWAY)

Hi everyone!

I'm back to share another card I made using the Simon Says Stamp November 2013 Card Kit: Happy Color.

I used some fun elements from this month's kit including the metal house and 3 different Doodlebug Pixie Sticks (see supply list for links). I love how these kits push me to use things I normally wouldn't. :)

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Remember I have a Simon Says Stamp November 2013 Card Kit

to give away to one sweet commenter thanks to the ever generous Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp! The winner will be announced this Friday, October 25th! You also still have time to comment on all the blog hop posts for your chance to win a Simon Says Stamp goody bag. Each hopper is giving one away! :)

Sarah

It's Gonna Be OK - (Simon Says Stamp November 2013 Card Kit)...AND A GIVEAWAY!!!

Hi everyone!

I'm back to share another card I made using the Simon Says Stamp November 2013 Card Kit: Happy Color. First, I want to thank you for all the sweet comments you left on my card kit blog hop post. I usually don't decorate the inside of my cards but it sounds like a lot of you do! :)

Today's card happens to be another one with a finished inside. I die cut a window out of the front using this great Simon Says Stamp Life Bubble Vertical die. I then die cut another piece of the Amy Tangerine Cut & Paste patterned paper included in the kit (each kit has a slightly different selection from the same line). After stamping my greeting (and boy do these month's greetings ever speak to me!) and coloring in the heart I used foam adhesive to attach it inside the card. A little bit of washi tape finishes things off.

 

Supplies:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Remember I have a Simon Says Stamp November 2013 Card Kit

to give away to one sweet commenter thanks to the ever generous Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp! The winner will be announced this Friday, October 25th! You also still have time to comment on all the blog hop posts for your chance to win a Simon Says Stamp goody bag. Each hopper is giving one away! :)

Sarah

Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit Blog Hop (with GIVEAWAY)!!!

Hi everyone!

 Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp November 2013 Card Kit Blog Hop!

This month we have a really fun kit that features a great new exclusive Simon Says Stamp stamp set and a random assortment of twelve 6x6 papers from the new Amy Tangerine Cut and Paste collection! And that's not all! It also includes a full roll of the new Kelly Purkey Ledger washi tape, three Doodlebug Designs Pixie Mini Sticks and some other great items to get those creative juices flowing!

Did you know that you can subscribe to Simon Says Stamp's monthly card kits for just $19.95 plus S&H every month!?  The kits are an incredible value! 

I know I say this just about every month but these kits just keep getting better and better! I'm so lovin' the stamp set included this month...and the fact that it coordinates with the Simon Says Stamp Flag on a Line die set. :)

Here are a couple of cards I've made with the kit... (Forgive the poor lighting. I'm still needing my flash fixed).

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GIVEAWAY!!!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a goody bag at every stop on the hop! That's eleven chances to win!

Just leave a comment on each of the blog posts as you hop along to be entered in the random drawings. The giveaways will stay open until Thursday October 24, 2013 at 6:00pm EST and the winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Friday October 25, 2013.

I'll also be giving away a November Card Kit thanks to sweet Heidi! Just leave a comment on this post and/or my next 2 card kit posts and I'll randomly draw a winner to be announced here next week Friday October 25th!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog on the hop! The next stop is the amazing Amy Kolling!

If you encounter any broken links on the hop, you can head back the Simon Says Stamp blog for a full list of participants.

Happy Hopping!!
Sarah

World Card Making Day 2012 Winner Blog Hop!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the World Card Making Day 2012 Winner Blog Hop!

The winners of last year's Paper Crafts World Card Making Contest are hopping along to celebrate World Card Making Day (one day early). ;) We're all making cards in the categories in which we won. I won in the LOVE category. :) When I found out which of my cards won I was shocked. It was my least favorite of all the cards I sent in, was a previous Paper Crafts call reject, and I almost didn't include it in my package! When I asked Susan R. Opel why they chose it she said that it was trendy (washi tape and subway art), used non-traditional colors, and would make a good masculine card. All that to say don't be afraid to send in cards you don't think are good enough or that you think might be too outside the box. :)

Here's my card for today:

*Simon Says Clear Stamps SQUARE SAYINGS sss101308 *Simon Says Stamp TRI SQUARE Craft DIE S151 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900 *Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958 *Tonic Studios 8.5 INCH PAPER TRIMMER Guillotine Cut Trim Mini *Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002 *We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER *STAZON OPAQUE Ink Pad COTTON WHITE & REFILL Reinker Inker SJ250 *Hero Arts Layering Papers PUNCH PS596 *Hero Arts ACETATE FOLDED Cards & White Cards & Envelopes PS454 *325 Glue Dots MICRO Clear Adhesive Pink 34300

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Here's the full list of the hop participants:

       1.  Agata Pfister

 2.   Amber Kroening

 3.   Angeline Yong Jeet Leen

 4.   Ashley Marcu

 5.   Carolynn Wilson

 6.   Chunyuan Wu

 7.   Emily Leiphart

 8.   Heather Hoffman

 9.   Jamie Greene

10.  Jocelyn Olson

11.  Kerrianne Bowen

12.  Laura Bassen

13.  Leigh Penner

14.  Lorena Cantó Lavería

15.  Mercedes Weber

16.  Mignon Jessica Bear

17.  Pamela Ho

18.  Sarah J. Moerman <--- YOU ARE HERE!

19.  Stasia Sloma

      20.  Tarynne Wise

Your next stop on the hop is Stasia Sloma's blog! Also be sure to stop at the Paper Crafts Connection blog for a fun giveaway! ;)

Thanks for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp October 2013 Card Kit: Season of Thanks GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!

Hi everyone,

I'm just stopping by to post the winner of the Simon Says Stamp October 2013 Card Kit: Season of Thanks....but first I want to thank you for all the kind comments you've left this month. It seems you all love this month's kit as much as I do. ;)

And...the winner is....

jenway9 who said...
Such an adorable card. I just love that little deer.

September 27, 2013 at 4:53 PM

Congrats, Jen! Please email me through my side bar with your mailing info and I'll pass it on to Simon Says Stamp!

I'll be back soon (as in Friday)! ;)

Sarah