Paper Sweeties January 2022 New Product Sneak Peeks!

                                 

Hello Friends!

It's been quite awhile since I've updated.  Lately, I had to take it easy for a couple of reasons.  Shortly after Christmas my sister-in-law, Sylvia, passed away from Covid.  My two nieces and nephew are now without a mother and a father.  My brother, John passed away eight years ago.  My nieces and nephew are strong and will get through it with help from God, family, and friends.  

My sister and her husband came down with Covid recently.  My sisters and I got together on January 7th.  I'm pretty sure that I got Covid, also.  We all were vaccinated.  I think I'm over the worst of it.  I'm hoping and praying that this is the last Covid surge!  Anyways, on a happier note, I do have a card to share with you today.

It's a new release month for Paper Sweeties with the 1st Quarter 2022 Sweet Kit!  It coordinates with the Build a Gnome set.  The new stamp/die set is Gnome Add-on: Winter!  We haven't had much snow yet around here, but this little gnome guy is enjoying a sled ride with all the snow in his little world!

I started with a white card base and paired it with Doodlebug paper.  The sled and snowballs are from the set Wagon Add-on:  Snowballs for Sale.  Twine added for interest along with Nuvo Glitter Accents for the snow.

I do hope we get some snow for kids to enjoy.  We've only had about 1-2 inches.  I remember sledding and ice skating when younger.  We bought new skates for our son this Christmas.  He used to play on a rec league.  So, I hope he enjoys skating again.   It's so convenient for him since he has a rink only about five minutes from his house.  

New Products & Links:

 

1st Quarter 2022 Sweet Kit

 

*NOTE: The 1st Quarter 2022 Kit contains (1) A Year With My Gnomies Collection Kit, (1) 2022 Maker's Series Calendar, (1) Gnome Add-on: Winter stamp set and (2) packages of sequins.  There will also be a coupon in each 1st Quarter 2022 Sweet Kit for 25% off the Gnome Add-on: Winter Sweet Cuts die set (sold separately) AND for ALL OF OUR CURRENT GNOME THEME STAMP & DIE SETS.  This complimentary coupon will expire: March 31, 2022.

 

 

Sweet Kits Club Subscription - SAVE $5 on each quarterly kit!

 

 

 January 2022 Quarterly Sweet Kit will be available to non-club subscribers after all current members' kits have shipped and WHILE SUPPLIES LAST at regular club price of $55.

 

January 2022 new product release stamp and die sets also sold separately:

 

 

Gnome Add-on: Winter

 

 

Gnome Add-on: Winter Sweet Cuts

 

Wagon Add-on:  Snowballs

 Please take a peek at the list below of my talented teammates to view more inspiration! 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties 

Annie Collins
Karen Letchworth

Linh Van

Maria Patrick

Tasha Jorgensen 

Ok, that's all for now until tomorrow.  Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Dies R Us Challenge January 1, 2022! (Anything Goes)

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a new year filled with many blessings!

A new year brings new challenge themes for Dies R Us!  Some months it will be Anything Goes and other months it will be following holidays/seasons.  Next month will have the challenge theme of Valentines/Love!  You can get a head start on those lovey dovey cards...how fun!!

The theme this month is Anything Goes!  We ask that you use at least one die on your project for the challenge that Dies R Us sells!  Please come and join the fun and have a chance to win a gift certificate at the Dies R Us Challenge!  

For today's card, I started with a sparkly blue base and paired it with a background panel using the LF stitched Windy Backdrop die.  The sweet gnome images are from Sweet 'n Sassy.  Have you seen all the gnome images out there?!  Oh, I have and I just love them all!  These gnome fellas are having some winter fun.  The one wants to stay warm and sip some hot chocolate while the other one does all the work, lol!  The sentiment dies are from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  The images were colored with copics.  Pom poms added to their hats for fun!

Yes, gnomie it is cold outside!  Only six more months until summer....can't wait!

The links for the dies are listed below...

Lawn-Fawn-Stitched-Windy-Backdrop-Die

Elizabeth Craft Designs-Winter Wishes(OOS)

Dies R Us has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts. 

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!

My teammates have some fabulous inspiration for you today.  Sit back, relax, and take a look.... (you can click on their name to go to their personal blogs and get more detailed information about each project)

    Design Team

Kathy
Maria—that’s me!
Diane
Laurie

Birgit

Julie Odil

Lena

Lori Kobular

  Thanks so much for taking time to visit here today! Have a great day, hugs!!

Fur Babies!

We hope you all had a wonderful blessed Christmas!  We had a great time with our son, his friend, Ethan, and the animals!  Our son didn't go to NJ as planned.  Lots of Covid running rampant, so he cancelled the trip.  It gave us more time with visiting.  We played cards and got out an old game Taboo.  One word was mansion.  My hubby gave the clue .....This is what the Beverly Hillbillies had.  My son had a puzzled look on his face and said I never watched that show, lol!  We had lots of laughs.  We got a big kick out of the animal antics, too!  One time the cat was curious and went into Maverick's crate.  The cat was cornered and so scared when Maverick approached the cat.  My hubby rescued poor little Nicky.  And, I can just imagine what Sheila is thinking in the above photo.  She's probably thinking is he(Nicky) doing in this photo?!:-)  Anyways, it was a wonderful Christmas!  I'll be doing more celebrating with my sisters on January 7th.  I'm looking forward to another fun get-together!  

We noticed that our matching jammies could not be seen in the above photo, so we took another one...

Thanks so much for dropping by!  We're wishing you all a new year filled with many blessings!  Happy New Year!  Take care, hugs!!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

I'm wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and a new year filled with many blessings!  

I hope you all are able to breathe a little before the big day arrives.  I have taken yesterday and today to relax a bit before our Christmas dinner.  Our Christmas here will be just a little bit different with our son leaving Christmas morning to New Jersey to visit with some friends.   We will enjoy a nice dinner out tonight and tomorrow we will do our Christmas meal, church, and opening of the gifts.  My son plays the organ for the midnight service, which is actually at 10:30 pm.  I always look forward to hearing him play the Hallelujah Chorus song and the closing song of Silent Night with all lights out holding a lit candle.  While our son is in New Jersey, we will watch our grand dog, Maverick.  I think it'll be a 3-ring circus.  Yes, literally, with two dogs and a cat this year!:-)

Anyways, I do have a couple cards that I'd like to share with you.  I really enjoyed making these cards with different variations.  I did take one photo of one of them that I sent.  It was very relaxing stitching these while watching TV in the evening.  

The snowflake die is from Spellbinder's.  And, the circle die is from the Greetery.  Gems added to finish the card.

My friend, Greta, sent me the circle stitch panel to make the above card.  It is from Spellbinder's, also.  I did case it and I don't know who designed it.  It is the example on the Spellbinder's sight.  I sent it to Greta for her Christmas card.  

Ok, well that's all for now.  Have a wonderful blessed Christmas!!  Take care, hugs!!