sweet pea stamps blog hop!

welcome to the sweet pea stamps blog hop!

 
this hop is from a loyal group of sweet pea stamp fans who want to let the stamp shop owner Lynette know that we appreciate all her hard work bringing us the wonderful stamps in both rubber and digi format over the years.  thanks so very much for all the wonderful images we have collected from you Lynette!
 
there are some random prizes along the way, as certain blog owners have decided to include a prize, so please leave comments along the way as you see everyone's gorgeous sweet pea stamp creations.
 
also, the store closes at the end of the day on the 25th, so if you see some wonderful stamps on this blog hop, today is the last day to get them!  at the end of this message you'll see how to follow along with the hop.

here is what i've made specially for the hop:

 

the stamp i used is "where we met" by ching chou kuik.  i colored it with pencils, fussy cut it and arranged it on papers by bo bunny.  the "peace" stamp is by creatiate stamps.

this stamp is called "ice ice baby" by joanne schempp.  it is also colored with pencils and arranged on paper by bo bunny.  this is the same creatiate stamp (i used the whole stamp this time) and as before i've added a few little embellies.  as you can probably tell, peace is on my mind, as it is my greatest prayer and hope for the world.

if you joined this hop at my blog you'll want to go to the very beginning to visit every blog on the hop!  as mentioned, there are prizes on some of the blogs. so please start here at the Sweet Pea stamps Blog.

if you've been following along from the beginning then you'll want to go to the next blog on this hop.  the next stop after me is: Ria ZonneStraaltje.

if you plan to shop the sweet pea stamps store, today is the LAST day.  but there is a coupon!

i hope you enjoy visiting the wonderful blogs, seeing the delightful art and having the chance to win some prizes along the way!

i'm linking to the november challenge at your scrapbook challenge blog as well!

love & peace to all.

sweet pea stamps progressive challenge -- november

the wonderful company sweet pea stamps is closing soon, on november 25.  at the sweet pea stamps friend and fans page on facebook we've been doing progressive challenges -- this may be the last one now that the store is closing which is very sad for all of us fans. 

the digital stamp in use here is karen middleton's "shiny stuff."  i colored it with pencils and added it to background paper "butterfly garden" by gecko galz.  the stamps (snowflakes and sentiment) are from hero arts and i created the additional snowflakes with a hole punch.

please come back here on november 25 for the sweet pea stamps tribute blog hop! our last hurrah in celebration of the sweet pea stamps store.

love to all.

secrets

do you have family members who have passed on, who died with their secrets?  our prompt at tag tuesday is "secrets" and being so close in time to dia de los muertos -- day of the dead, this prompt got me thinking of the secrets people take to the grave.

the digital image i used here is called "lady calavera" by artist concetta kilmer, sold by sweet pea stamps.  i colored it with pencils and cut it out for my tag.  the background papers here are from "song in my heart" and i used a flower stencil to decorate the background.  finally i added flowers and ribbon to finish.

i'm linking up to the "anything goes with a bonus" challenge at your scrapbook place -- getting extra points for using an image from sweet pea stamps.  the bad news is that sweet pea stamps is closing soon.  so it is your last chance to check out their amazing images this month.

love to all.

those who don't believe in magic...



believe in magic and you just might find it!  for the latest progressive challenge at sweet pea stamps friends and fans on facebook, here is a card featuring a lovely image from artist ching chou kuik, "misty reflections."

i printed and colored this digital image with pencils and placed it on cardstock covered with background paper from gecko galz.  the sentiment comes from a tim holtz set.

sadly i must tell you that sweet pea stamps, the online store from which i obtained this image, is closing in about a month.  if there are digitals or rubber stamps from that company that you've been craving you have only a short time left to shop.

i wish a happy hallowe'en and happy all saint's day to those who acknowledge them, and as always, love to all.

autumn clown

happy saturday friends. today, for part two of the sweet pea stamps progressive facebook challenge for October and for the one sweet challenge blog fall colors challenge i present this sweet clown by artist katerina koukiotis, of sweet pea stamps.

i colored the lovely digital stamp with pencils and fussy cut it, applied to to digital background paper from the "autumn harvest" paper pack by gecko galz and then embellished with distressing, borders, leaves and words. 

also linking to "anything goes" at pink saturday.  enjoy!

love to all.

the hop to stop.... domestic violence

thanks to blogger KTFitKitty i discovered a very special blog hop this month -- the hop to stop domestic violence at the damsel of distressed blog.  all are invited to create with purple, the color of national domestic violence awareness month.  domestic violence has touched my family and sadly 1 in 3 women will experience it in their lifetimes.  so it seemed a small thing to participate in this meaningful event.

i used this beautiful digital stamp by helena reis, from sweet pea stamps.  i colored the image with colored pencils in shades of violet and violet indigo with some other accent colors.  the background paper covered in butterflies is by gecko galz.  i wanted to use the phrase "you are enough" and i thought i would have to handwrite it but I hoped I might find something in my stash (at least the three separate words which i could string together) and to my happy surprise (synchronicity alert!) this phrase was already present in a tim holtz ideology "small talk" sticker book i picked up last week on a whim.  wonderful.

i'm also entering this truly at the 11th hour in the sweet pea stamps facebook group progressive challenge which closes today.

finally I am linking to the "for a cause" challenge at the eclectic ellapu.  please check out the "hop to stop" and help raise awareness to end domestic violence.
love to all.

autumn fantasy

every month at the sweet pea stamps friends and fans facebook page we have a progressive challenge.  for part 1 we create something with an image (rubber or digital) from sweet pea stamps.  here is what I made for part 1 this round:

the digital image i used is "garden fairy" by artist janna prosvirina.  i colored it digitally in photoshop and then added it to digital background paper from my stash.  all of it is digital.  since autumn is coming in my hemisphere i went with the autumn fantasy theme.

for participating in part 1 we'll be given a free digital image to use for part 2.  the winner of part 2 is randomly selected and gets another free image from sweet pea stamps.  fun and useful!

i'm linking up to pink saturday which allows "anything goes" and not just pink things!
and i'm linking to the "anything goes" challenge at sweet stamps challenge blog!
have a lovely week.  love to all.

to the moon and back

our lovely image for part 2 of the august progressive challenge at the sweet pea stamps friends and fans facebook page is this darling moon by artist courtney mcansh.  i made an ATC featuring my little vision of moon love.

 

the moon is the digital image we were given to work with.  i printed it and colored it with pencils.  i also printed a face from a collage sheet from the no longer in business dezinaworld company.  i added some touches to the dezinaworld face with colored pencils also.  the background paper is from gecko galz.

love to all.

sweet pea progressive challenge, august

i'm playing the sweet pea stamps friends and fans (on facebook) progressive challenge again this month.  part 1 creations are due by august 9 so i am just making it with a little time to spare.  i made a card with a ching chou kuik dragonfly stamp.  i bought this a long time ago and it is a rubber stamp -- it is no longer available as a rubber stamp but you can find it as a digital stamp here.

i stamped onto green designer paper and colored the image with pencils.  i cut that out and adhered it to additional designer paper from the primavera collection by itKuPiLLi.  the dream stamp is by inkadinkado, also stamped onto colored paper.  beyond that i added enamel dots and distressed the edges.

i'm eager to see what free stamp we will get for part 2 as a prize for playing in part 1!
have a lovely day; love to all.

sweet pea july progressive challenge part 2

greetings friends. for part 2 of the july progressive challenge at the sweet pea stamps friends and fans facebook page we were given a digital image by sandra caldwell called queen of wonder.  she is a queen modeled after the alice in wonderland queen of hearts but she is not stern like that queen.

i can't decide how to interpret the expression on her face.  but in search of a sentiment i used this rubber stamp from silver crow creations -- the sentiment was spoken by eeyore from winnie the pooh but i felt it matched the mood of this card!  as always i colored the digital image with colored pencils and added a few simple embellishments.

can't wait to see what we get to play with in august!  to learn more about the progressive challenges please take a look at the sweet pea stamps facebook page.

love to all.

july progressive challenge at sweet peas stamps

every month we have a progressive challenge at the sweet pea stamps friends and fans facebook page.  last month i won the prize!  this meant i could pick a brand new digital stamp from sweet pea stamps.  i wanted to try a new artist so i asked for a stamp called "fine things:" by artist regan kubecek.  here is the card i made with it, which i am also linking up to the july progressive challenge.

i printed the digital image on designer paper by gecko galz and colored it with pencils.  i then layered the colored piece over another piece of designer paper by gecko galz.  i added a die cut border, some enamel dots and a butterfly to finish.

i hope you enjoy; love to all.

sweet pea progressive challenge for june, part 2

for part 2 of the june progressive challenge at the sweet pea stamps friends and fans facebook page we were given a digital image by karen middleton called "mushroom fairy."  here is my creation:

 

 

i colored the mushroom fairy digi with colored pencils and cut it out.  the background is 3 different designer papers arranged to my liking.  the "one fine day" stamp and prima flowers are from my stash.  this piece makes me happy because summer has arrived in my hemisphere.  in general i am always too busy with work or responsibilities of various kinds.  but i have already been blessed with a few fine days like this fairy is having, days of sweet quiet, contemplation and little to do.  this card reminds me of the value of that sweet contemplation.

  

 

enjoy!  to learn more about the monthly progressive challenges search for the "sweet pea stamps friends and fans" page on facebook.

 

love to all.  and wishing you many fine days! 

sweet pea challenges for june -- summer toga fairy

happy monday friends.  i'm playing along with the latest sweet pea stamps facebook progressive challenge (look for "sweet pea stamps friends and fans" page on facebook) and also the one sweet challenge blog challenge as well.  my card features a newly purchased stamp for me, "toga fairy" by lemon shortbread.

i stamped the lemon shortbread stamp onto designer paper by gecko galz.  as always i colored it with pencils.  after adhering my colored image to cardstock i added die cut borders on two sides and a punched heart at the top, and a little distressing around the edges.  the challenge at one sweet challenge blog is to use die cuts or punches, I've used both.  for the progressive challenge we simply have to use a currently available sweet pea stamp, either rubber or digital.

enjoy!  love to all.

sweet pea stamps may progressive challenge part 2

the sweet pea stamps facebook group has been hosting progressive challenges each month.  you enter by creating something with a current sweet pea stamp then you are given a free digital image to use to enter the second part.  we were given the "steampunk old lady" digital stamp by sandra caldwell for part 2.  here is my card:

i arranged the digital image with a few digital steampunk images i had (the cogs and such at bottom and the clock at the top) and then printed the whole thing onto digital designer paper by gecko galz and adhered the page to cardstock.  i added some simple border embellishments and a compass sticker and distressing around the edges to finish the piece.

if you enjoy using sweet pea stamps and are also on facebook you can ask to join the sweet pea stamps and friends facebook group and then you can play the progressive challenges as well.

have a great weekend, love to all.

sweet flower fairy

for the second week of the "fairies" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad i've made an ATC with another darling fairy provided to our DT by our challenge sponsor sweet pea stamps. 

i printed this digital image on designer paper by gecko galz and colored it with colored pencils.  i added this to my ATC card base and decorated with borders and flowers.  as mentioned. our challenge sponsor is sweet pea stamps.  the randomly selected winner of our challenge will get some digital images from sweet pea. 

 

i'm also linking up to one sweet challenge "things with wings!"

 

 

enjoy; love to all

angels among us

today i am joining a challenge at quirky crafts challenge blog called "angels among us."  i am using a beautiful rubber stamp from sweet pea stamps by ching chou kuik called "shining on."

i stamped this rubber stamp onto designer paper by gecko galz then colored it with pencils.  i added the mother teresa quote, rick rack and a punched heart.

i'm also including this piece in the sweet pea stamps facebook progressive challenge.  part 1 is "anything goes" as long as you use a sweet pea stamp still available in the company store.  entering part one gets you a free digital stamp to play with for part 2 of the challenge.  this is lots of fun and i must say i have discovered i really have a lot of sweet pea stamps!  it is good to put them to use.

love to all.

sweet pea fairies

at the cheerful stamp pad we are working with fairies from sweet pea stamps for our new two week challenge.  link up a creation with a fairy for the chance to win digital images from sweet pea stamps.

my ATC starts with the digital image printed on designer paper by gecko galz.  I colored the image with pencils, outlined in black pen and added the sun and flowers border.

enjoy; love to all.

wise owl and friend

for week two of the "owls" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad I've made a tag featuring a lovely owl and woman image from our challenge sponsor sweet pea stamps  and designed by artist norma burrell.

i printed the digital image onto designer paper from gecko galz and then colored the image with colored pencils and outlined it in black pen.  i added washi tape, letter stickers, a flower, ribbon, etc.

a randomly selected participant in this challenge will win digital images from sweet pea stamps.  there are so many gorgeous digital images to choose from at sweet pea it would be a very sweet prize for sure!  link up a creation with owls for your chance to win.

love to all.

tickled pink

at the sweet pea stamps facebook site we are on part 2 of the latest progressive challenge.  we were given a digital stamp by artist lynne stansbery to play with.  i printed the image on designer paper by gecko galz and colored it with pencils.  I added a few other bits to finish.

i made it in just under the wire again!
linking up to pink saturday.

love to all.

owls in love

i love owls and here are two owls in love!  owls are our challenge theme at the cheerful stamp pad for the next two weeks and we got some wonderful digital images from our sponsor sweet pea stamps to work with.

i printed the digital image onto paper by gecko galz and colored it with pencils.  i tore it and placed on some additional gecko galz paper and added lace and some hearts i punched from designer paper from my stash.

if you link a creation with owls in it you'll be entering a random drawin to win a prize from sweet pea stamps!  so i hope you will join.

love to all.