Just a heads up!

Good morning and happy Wednesday to you all! Today I thought I would take a moment to give you a heads up that I am going to be MIA for the next couple of weeks. I am currently preping for a craft fair and between now and then I really need to put all my effort into my products and preparing. On top of that my hubby and I are also going to be taking a road trip to visit his parents. So the next couple of weeks I am going to be one busy girl but I hope to be back after that time with some tutorials and such. I hope you all have a wonderful day and I will see ya in a couple of weeks!

Simon Says Stamp November 2014 Card Kit

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday to you all! A few weeks back I mentioned that I had subscribed to the Simon Says Stamp card kit and that when my first kit arrived I would share with you its contents, well I received my November 2014 Card kit a couple of days ago and thought that I would take the opportunity to quickly share with you what came in the kit. I know that there are already a lot of photos and tutorials sharing how others have started using their kits, but I thought that it might be nice to have a bit of a closer look at everything that comes in the kit itself, especially if you are considering subscribing to the monthly card kits. I hope you enjoy, have a wonderful day and I will see you all next time!

Simon Says Stamp October 2014 Haul

Hi there! Todays video is the LONG awaited Simon Says Stamp order that I have been impatiently waiting for :) And as promised I am sharing my haul with you today, so I hope you enjoy!
The first item I picked up was the small teflon bone folder...a bit pricey in my opinion for a bone folder, but so many crafters swear by it and say it is well worth the money, so I thought I would give it a try (I hope it lives up to my expectations).

Next up, I picked up some Simon Says Stamp ink pads...Fog, Slate, Goldenlocks, Beanstalk Green and Soft Navy.

I then picked up a few stamp sets because what would a Simon Says Stamp haul be without some stamps :) The first stamp set I got is the Love You a Latte Stamp Set by Lawn Fawn which is actually my first Lawn Fawn stamp set and I can't wait to use it, I love all of the images in this stamp set and I think they will be perfect for some Christmas gift tags!
The other four stamp sets I picked up are all Simon Says stamp sets...Pawprints On Our Hearts, Handwritten Borders, Presents and Ornaments and lastly Autumn Blessings which was a collaboration between Simon Says and Clearly Besotted.

I love all the images in these stamp sets and can't wait use them, however when looking through them I did notice that there are a couple small stamps missing from the Pawprints On Our Hearts packaging (circled in red), so I will definitely have to contact Simon Says Stamp to see if there is anything they can do. (Update: I did contact Simon Says and their customer service was wonderful, they are sending out a replacement for my defective stamp set...Thank You Simon Says Stamp!!!)

Other than that I am in love with all my new stamps :)
Lastly, I picked up a few dies, I currently don't have a ton of dies, but I am slowly building my collection. As for the dies I chose, I wanted to stick with dies that are versitile and that I know I can get a lot of use out of, so the ones I picked up are the Mama Elephant Hello Script, Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes, Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables and last but not least Simon Says Stamp Thanks Die. I think I will get a lot of use out of these dies and can't wait to play with them.

Well, that does it for this Simon Says Stamp Haul, I hope you enjoyed and don't forget, I did sign up for the Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit and will be sharing that with you as well when it comes in! I hope you have a wonderful day and I will talk to you very soon!! :)

Odds & Ends Haul

Happy Wednesday to you all, I hope you are having a wonderful week so far. Alas I am still waiting for my Simon Says Stamp order to arrive, so in the mean time, I thought that I would go ahead and share with you a bit of an "Odds & Ends" haul, just some things I have picked up over the last several months from a few locally owned scrapbooking stores (Scrap 2 It, A Scrappin Place & Artsy) as well as a couple of items from other places (Hobby Lobby, Amazon, Michaels & Walmart).

MME Wood Veneer Sheet Amazon, Simple Stories Homespun (6x6 paper pad) SSS / Amazon

Lawn Fawn Let's Polka (6x6 paper pad) SSS / Amazon, Hero Arts Smooth Clear Gemstones SSS / Amazon

Hero Arts Stamp & Cut Holiday Tree SSS, Lawn Fawn Tag, You're It Die SSS / Amazon

Mini Ink Blending Tool SSS / Amazon, Mini Ink Blending Foams SSS / Amazon, Mini Distress Ink Pads Kit #8 SSS

Ranger Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder SSS / Amazon, WOW! Clear Gloss Super Fine Embossing Powder Amazon, Ranger Multi Medium Matte SSS / Amazon

Scotch Mounting Tape SSS / Amazon

Canon Watercolor Paper Amazon, Kraft Cardstock Michaels

Be sure to check out my coordinating Odds & Ends Haul Video!!