My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party- Day 3!

Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 3 of the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party! This week we are providing sneak peeks of FIVE new stamp sets and THREE new metal die sets, all available to purchase on Saturday! Weren't the first two days amazing?! I love this release with all of my sparkly heart. :o)

Today we are featuring the Scrapping Life- Calendar stamp set, which coordinates with the fantastic goodies from yesterday: Scrapping Life- Everyday stamps and Scrapping Life Cards metal dies! As with the entire new release, the versatility this set offers is outstanding.

For my project today, I created something for a sweet little boy who is currently hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica. He is one of the recipients for this month's I Feel the Love Project. Initially I was stumped! So I gathered all of this week's new release goodies and went through them once again... and a delightful combination emerged! I knew exactly how to use this calendar stamp for him:

A fun little wall hanging calendar for his hospital room, paired with sentiments to tell him that he is loved every day... by me and so many. :o) (And every tiny love bug that holds it in place.)

Isn't the calendar stamp marvelous? I cut it out with one of the Scrapping Life Cards dies. :o) The sweet giraffes are cut files from Little Scraps of Heaven. For extra texture, I used Brown Jute String from My Craft Spot for their manes and tails. "I love you" is from the new Big Sentiments 2 stamp set. I used the masking technique to separate "every" and "day," which is on the Scrapping Life- Everyday set.

I chose papers that were all outdoorsy in theme, including the Lilybee wooden paper with hearts that I've been saving. The perfect occasion finally came! The ladybug clothespin is adhered with hot glue, enabling him to easily change out the months. I'm mailing it out with March attached, as that is when he will receive it.

You didn't think I'd only send him ten months, did you? Not a chance... it gave me the opportunity to show him that he's been dearly loved every day this year. Instead of 'checks' to cross off each day of January and February, I made sparkly red hearts:

There are so many options with this fun set, as you'll see if you head on over to My Craft Spot to check out what the team has created! While there, leave a comment on Kimberly's post for a chance to win today's daily prize: Sequins in Tickled Pink, Lemon Meringue, and Toadally Green! So fun!

Thank you for visiting! I'll see you tomorrow for Day 4! Have a blessed day. :o)

Challenges entered:
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ February Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Love to Create~ Anything Goes
 *Make It Monday~ Anything Goes
 *The Paper Girls~ Home (Fun calendar to make his hospital room feel like home)
 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party- Day 2!

Hello, my dear friends! Welcome to Day 2 of the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party! :o)

Today we are featuring the new Scrapping Life- Everyday stamp set and the coordinating Scrapping Life Cards metal dies! These were created by Robin and can be used like the Project Life scrapbooking cards. They are also just the right size for cards, adding to their versatility.

For my project, I created a sparkly box to treasure precious moments. :o) (And incorporated two of the new Big Words metal dies!)

Upon request, the lovely ladies behind the beloved I Feel the Love Project told me about the upcoming March recipient of our mission. I wanted to be able to dedicate something to them during this festive week! I can't yet share the recipient's heartbreaking story, but this was made for her and her mom. I like to think of this box as a sparkling embrace of moments shared.

This new stamp set is filled with sentiments that are not only ideal for scrapbooking and minis, but also for every type of project. There is sweetness, whimsy, and a variety of emotions. I'm eager to use several for regular cards, too! For this box, I chose three of the sentiments to decorate the panels:

"Everyday memories" to encourage the recipients to cherish the memories made in the everyday... not just special occasions.

"Happy little moments" to find the happy in every moment... using them to find beauty in the midst of personal chaos. I paired this with one of the pretty flourishes from the Tiny Tags 2 stamp set.

"Life is an Adventure"... along with a sweet little camera for them to capture it. :o)

The hearts and camera are from the new metal die set, which I adore. I am enamored with the camera! I used Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden paper throughout this box, including the die cuts. If enlarged, you can see I chose script paper for the camera to signify the recording of memories. And I couldn't resist adding some rhinestones to sparklify their adventures. :o)

The top is bursting with glitter. :o) I combined the Happy and You metal word dies with Cameo-cut letters to create my title. (Isn't the font of the dies stunning?!) It could work for a lovey-dovey relationship, but this is for a mom who is so proud of her daughter who tirelessly battles. I added Zva Creative rhinestones flourishes on top of the glittery paper because you can never have too much sparkle. The Wild Orchid Crafts roses are sparklified with a Wink of Stella brush tip glitter marker, which is gorgeous in person.

I hope the sweet mom and brave daughter love this tiny treasure chest of sappy love as much as I do. :o)

Be sure to flutter on over to My Craft Spot to see the inspiring work from my talented DT sisters! While there, leave a comment on Kimberly's post for a chance to win today's daily prize: the Cute Critters stamp set! :o)

Thank you for visiting! I'll be back tomorrow for Day 3! Have a sweet and sparkly day. :o)

Challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Use Country's Colors)
 *Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party~ Glitter
 *Crafting for all Seasons~ Sentiment as the Focus
 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes (Optional: Flowers)
 *Creative Fingers~ Anything Goes
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ February Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Love to Create~ Anything Goes
 *Make It Monday~ Anything Goes
 *One Stitch at a Time~ Girly
 *Word Art Wednesday~ Uplifting/Encouraging Sentiment